The Divine Blessing New Deal has brought scholars all over the world into a boil. This is what they want.
However, the powerful people in the counties were naturally unwilling to do so. They even changed their minds and directly denounced it as "tyranny" and "evil law".
Some people who couldn't calm down even directly called Wang Mang "a traitor who brought trouble to the world and should be killed to thank the world."
Luo Qi tried his best to restore the land granting system among the six traditional counties in Guanzhong, hoping to restart the land granting from Guanzhong first.
Because the power of the Guanzhong royal family is still extremely strong, especially if there are troops loyal to the royal family stationed there, they can effectively put down the rebellion.
But this is not the case at all in Kanto. The situation in Kanto can be described as a mess.
As the edict was issued to counties and kingdoms, the reactions from all parties were different.
The officials in Donghai County are worried about this edict. If they don't implement it, the court will definitely hold them accountable. If they do, how can they continue to implement it?
The number of officials in the Han Dynasty was very small, or in other words, there were not many officials in ancient dynasties. This was not because they did not want to have more officials, but because the imperial court could not afford to support them financially.
Especially as the population gradually increases, more and more officials are needed, but the finances will gradually deteriorate as the dynasty continues. This two-way deterioration will cause any ancient dynasty to lose control of the grassroots. control.
Any decentralization of power is an act of necessity and a compromise made out of no choice.
Without the support of the powerful clans below, they would not even be able to go to the counties and villages, let alone seize the land of these powerful clans.
"The imperial court has been asking me to clear the land and take back the country, but how can I clear it and take it back?
The people on the other side are working for us. They are handing knives to them and asking them to commit suicide. Do you think the other side will just fight back with the knife? "
In the end, I could only ask Cui Yi, the governor of the county, who had two thousand stones. He was the master of everything in the county.
"Shangguan, what should we do with the imperial edict?"
Facing everyone's melancholy faces, Cui Yi sat upright and said calmly: "What else can be done?
We are loyal ministers of the imperial court, so naturally we must carry out the imperial court's orders to the letter. Besides, Jujun Gong, his moral character is like that of a saint. Is there any mistake? "
After hearing Cui Yi's words, everyone in the room looked at each other with some surprise. This was not the same Cui Yi they knew.
Cui Yi looked as if he had not seen these people, and continued to speak loudly: "Send the order and ask all the officials in the county to take action and not to slack off.
Strictly implement the Wangtian system and confiscate all land titles in the county, whether they belong to the powerful or the common people, door to door, and all will be confiscated.
I knew that the county was short of manpower, so I temporarily recruited those students from the county.
After the land is confiscated, I will distribute it impartially so that every citizen can get a fair and just share of the land.
There are also court decrees that require officials, wealthy businessmen, and wealthy families to be more frugal. The wealthy families have plenty of fish and meat, but the common people have insufficient food. This is not what the sages expect.
I am also deeply saddened by this.
The imperial court said that the reason for this was that the powerful merchants profited from buying and selling, which made the people overwhelmed and could not satisfy their families even if they had some money. Therefore, they strengthened the uniform division and unified the buying and selling by the imperial court to ensure the food and clothing of the people. Take it for granted.
After passing the order, the grain, cloth, silk and other items in the county were collected and distributed by the government.
Um.
Leave 10% of the food for the people in the county. After all, the deployment may take some time, and the people cannot be short of food.
There is also the decree to abolish slaves and slaves. It is really the work of a sage!
Immediately notify all the major clans in the county and ask them to let the slaves go free. The great man will rule the world with filial piety. Old people over seventy, even if they are commoners, do not need to kneel down when they see your majesty.
Among the big families, there are many slaves who are over fifty years old but are still selling themselves. It is in line with my filial piety to release these people first and let them take care of themselves and enjoy family happiness.
The merits of the imperial court should be known to the world. I am very worried that the merits of Your Majesty and Duke Jujun will be damaged because of some trivial hard work.
When you go down to work, you must tell the common people and wealthy people that this is all the grace of the court and the credit of Jujun Gong!
I never dare to be greedy for credit! "
After Cui Yi finished speaking, there was silence in the palace, and no one dared to breathe. When he saw this, he frowned and said righteously: "What are you still doing here?
Do you dare to push back against the great cause of the imperial court?
Complete it as soon as possible, the court is still waiting to see the results of this official!
When you go down to work, keep a clear record. How much land has been confiscated and distributed, how much results have been achieved, and how many slaves have been released, all are recorded for me! "
At this moment, everyone in the palace finally woke up from a dream. They were all in deep awe of the county guard, and they all bowed and said, "Here!"
After everyone retreated, Cui Yi slowly took a sip of tea and said leisurely: "Serving the government with the people, this is the way of the sages."
There are many counties in the Han Dynasty, and the situations are different. Some county guards are completely dependent on the local wealthy families to secure their positions. The relationship between the two parties is mutually beneficial. Due to emotions and reasons, it is naturally impossible for such county guards to deal with it. The rich take action.
In the face of imperial decrees, these county guards did not dare to do nothing. After all, they had Xiu Yi Zhizhi, the governor, and the supervisors who would appear between the counties at any time.
So it quickly evolved into the government using this law to seize people's land and ask for redistribution.
Asked again why it has not been distributed yet, the answer is that all the land has not been collected yet and the conditions for distribution are not yet met. Just wait patiently.
But soon the best land that had been confiscated was cultivated by wealthy tenants.
The most cruel thing is not to directly confiscate land, but to confiscate grain, which simply drives the people to a dead end.
At this time, the countryside was completely exploded. Bloody conflicts broke out almost instantly, and the beacon of uprising was instantly ignited.
In the county administration, Cui Yi looked at the results of this period and was so happy. His political achievements were definitely among the best among the county governors.
He also took this opportunity to plunder the best land without hesitation. The allocated knife is his own, so it’s not too much to carve out the largest piece for himself, right?
He didn't have the guts to really carry out reforms and fall out with the big families in the county.
He didn't want to see an arrow suddenly shot from the darkness one day while he was walking down the street.
But he has the courage to make money in the name of reform, and he can also directly blame the court.
"I am only doing this according to orders!"
Cui Yi was thinking happily. As for the so-called Datong rule of the world, he would probably believe it when he was young, just like those stupid scholars.
"County officer, there are rebels in many places in the county. Tens of thousands of people have gathered in a short period of time, and the flames are raging into the sky. What should we do?
Should it be reported to the court? "
A flash of panic flashed in Cui Yi's eyes. Reporting to the court would definitely not work. Now that he has just started to reform, and he has done such a big thing, doesn't it seem that he is very incompetent?
How will he be promoted in the future?
It was easy to suppress some of the refugee armed forces. Compared with the imperial court and the wealthy families, the fighting power of these ordinary refugees was too weak.
So he immediately said angrily: "These thieves, when the saints rule the world and bring down the rain, they don't want to serve the country and be loyal to the emperor. Instead, they raise an army to rebel. Quickly send the soldiers from the county to suppress them."
When the envoy walked out, Cui Yi paced and pondered for a while, and then said to his cronies: "These lives cannot be wasted, this matter still needs to be reported to the court.
It is said that there are treacherous thieves who are unwilling to cooperate with the reform and even conspired to rebel. Now they have been suppressed.
The reform in the county is proceeding in an orderly manner. I will do my best to carry out the reform so that your majesty's holy grace will reach every corner of the county and every corner of the county, so that every common person will be grateful for your majesty's kindness and live up to your majesty's holy grace.
Bring more gifts to the people around the general, gold, silver, jade, and beauties. A few days ago, didn't a businessman bring beauties from Wu to me?
He was brought to Chang'an to say good things to me, but I didn't believe him. If the general himself is a saint, are all the people around him saints?
And the eunuchs in the palace all gave me a gift. "
After hearing this, the confidant left the court. Cui Yi thought for a moment and still felt a little unstable. Then he thought of the Zhao family of the Queen Mother and curled his lips and said contemptuously: "A family that suddenly rose up because of a woman must be a group of violent people." Huh, as long as I flatter him a little, I can play with him in the palm of my hand."
I despise it psychologically, but I attach great importance to it in action.
After all, she was the Queen Mother.
Although it is always said that power comes from below, this is from a macro perspective. In a society with stable order, fame naturally comes with unlimited power.
Even the Luo family took the Empress Dowager's marriage request seriously. Cui Yi, who was considered a high-ranking official in the Han Dynasty, with two thousand stones, was like a grasshopper who would be easily crushed to death in front of the Empress Dowager.
It's simply not worth mentioning.
Cui Yi may have the ability to do things, but he is unwilling to do it because he doesn't need it. He only needs to write beautifully. Then he will bribe all the supervisors with benefits. Those who are not willing to accept will be removed or die in an accident. .
From a county magistrate to a county guard, everyone does this without making a mistake.
"This is the way of the world!"
Cui Yi twirled his beard and smiled, with infinite coldness, he picked up a pen and wrote on the paper, "Chen Yi greets Her Majesty the Queen Mother..."
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When laws and regulations are passed in counties and counties, the evil officials in the county are fierce and cruel, fearing the rich and hate the common people. The more urgent they are, the deeper they invade. The fields of the rich are connected to each other, and the poor have no place to stand. The rich have rice to feed on fatworms, and the poor have no meal. The food was cut off from the government offices, and all five goods were collected, but even a foot of cloth was not available. The people were desperate, so they raised their swords and attacked. ——"Hanshu·Shi Huo Zhi"
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